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How to Handle Employee Change of Hours

Employee Working Hours and FSS Changes: Guidelines & Procedures

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Written by Jake Ellis
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This guide outlines the correct procedures for managing employee transitions between FSS Main and FSS Part-Time roles, as well as handling changes in working hours ensuring compliance and smooth payroll processing.

There are two distinct types of changes to be aware of:

1. Switching Between FSS Main (Primary Job) and FSS Part-Time (2nd Job)

  • Action Required: Termination and re-employment are mandatory.

  • Reason: The employee will require two FS3s by year-end.

2. Change of Working Hours Within the Same FSS Type

a. FSS Main (Primary Job, Paying SSC)

  • Termination is optional. You may either:

    • Terminate and rehire, or

    • Retain the same employment record.

b. FSS Part-Time (2nd Job, Not Paying SSC)

  • Termination is also optional.


Termination Process

Key Considerations Before You Begin

  • Electronic Lodgement will automatically merge records with the same ID card number and Civil Status hence will not cause any issues.

  • The Government Bonus will be calculated correctly, as it will be paid out pro rata across both profiles, provided the old profile is processed using the termination date.

  • You have two options when managing Leave Entitlement during termination:

    • Pay Off Leave: Clear the existing balance and start fresh with a new entitlement.

    • Carry Over Leave: Manually transfer the remaining leave balance to the new profile.

  • If Employee has Portal Access, the change of Employee Profile will result in the loss of access to previous Payslips and FS3s.

Step-by-Step: If You Choose to Terminate

  • Terminate and Recreate the employee record:

    • You may create a new profile or copy/paste the existing one.

    • Use a new employment start date.

  • Enter Previous Employment details in the new profile.

  • Leave Balance Handling:

    • Leave may be automatically paid out.

    • To retain leave;

  • If Employee has Portal Access employee must be unlinked from the old profile and linked to the new one.


Non-Termination Process

Key Considerations Before You Begin

  • Since the Work Schedule Profile does not have an Effective date, you need to manually update Leave Entitlements and Government Bonuses.

  • If the change occurs mid-payroll, you need to also Manually adjust hours for that payroll.

  • After the change have been done, un-finalizing and recalculating older payrolls may alter payslip hours.

Step-by-Step: If You Choose Not to Terminate

1. Update Work Schedule Profile

  • Go to the Employee Profile.

  • Click Edit.

  • Set Employment Type to Reduced (if under 40 hours/week).

  • Change the Work Schedule Profile.

  • Click Save.

2. Adjust Position History

  • Navigate to the Position History tab.

  • Create a new entry with the updated pay (not the 40-hour equivalent).

  • Click Save.

3. Update Leave Entitlement

  • Go to the Leave Entitlement tab.

  • Manually adjust the entitlement to reflect the new total hours.

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